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When GPs Should Say No

May 28, 2015
AMDA in the News
BBC Radio The Report
Ethics, Medication
AMDA President Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, talks about the effectiveness of Choosing Wisely in the U.S. as it begins to launch in the UK.

Long-Term Care Groups Submit Comments on Draft FDA Repackaging Guidance Document

May 26, 2015
AMDA in the News
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Long-Term Care, Medication, Pharmacist
On May 20, 2015, a joint letter was submitted by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists to the U S FDA with comments from long-term care pharmacies, professional pharmacy associations, long-term care associations and group purchasing...

Physicians Step Up as Initiatives Change Nursing Home Care

May 18, 2015
AMDA in the News
ACP Internist
National efforts are underway to improve the quality of care for patients with dementia in nursing homes, and internists who work with and in these facilities can participate in and perhaps even lead the changes.

IU, Regenstrief investigators LaMantia and Unroe honored by American Geriatrics Society

May 13, 2015
AMDA in the News
Phys Org
Delirium
Dr. Unroe will be named an AGS fellow, a status bestowed on AGS members who have demonstrated a professional commitment to geriatrics, contributed to the progress of geriatrics care, and are active participants in the society's activities.

Can A Person With Dementia Consent To Sex?

April 27, 2015
AMDA in the News
NPR
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Ethics, Resident, Right’s
Sexual relationships in long-term care facilities are not uncommon. But the long-term care industry is still grappling with the issue.

Nursing Homes Are Starting to Supplant Hospitals as Focus of Basic Health Care

April 24, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Anemia, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Dementia, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Transitions of Care
The notion that a hospital remains the safest place for old patients dies hard. Many families still believe their aging relatives belong in a hospital when they’re ailing. But 20-plus years of research have documented the risks of hospitalization...

Findings on Health Care Management Discussed by Investigators at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

April 23, 2015
AMDA in the News
insurancenews.net
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia
Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine. According to news originating from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Expenditures on long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan have been increasing with the aging of the...

Study: Statins Cost-Effective for Older Patients

April 21, 2015
AMDA in the News
MedPage Today
Cardiovascular Health, Medication
Treating all elderly people in the U.S. with lipid-lowering drugs would result in 8 million additional statin users and prevent 68,000 deaths from coronary heart disease, assuming the treatment caused no harm, researchers reported.

Northeastern Professor Named State’s Elder Affairs Head

April 16, 2015
AMDA in the News
Boston Globe
Alice Bonner, who previously directed the nursing home division for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Obama administration, will start her new position June 1, according to a news release from the Baker administration.

Senate Passes SGR Repeal

April 15, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
The U.S. Senate last night voted to repeal permanently the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula under which physicians have been reimbursed for care they provide through Medicare. The formula has been in place since 1997.